MikroTik RouterOS new Wireless and LTE features overview Uldis Cernevskis MikroTik, Latvia MUM Brazil November 2016
Overview RouterBOARD wap New Wireless (wireless-rep) package LTE Interface and wap LTE kit
wap
Black and White edition
Features 2 chain Wireless radio Jack and PoE power option Wide power input range (11-57V) Supports 802.3af/at and Passive PoE Low Power Consumption High Operating Temperatures Suitable for indoor and outdoor Waterproof case design
Specification CPU 650 MHz RAM 64 MB Flash 16 MB Wireless 802.11b/g/n dual-chain Gain 2dBi antennas Ethernet 10/100Mbps Voltage 11-57V Consumption up to 4W Operating Temperatures -40C to +70C Dimensions 185 x 85 x 30 mm
Usage Cases Use it on the ceiling! The wap comes bundled with all the necessary things to be mounted on ceiling Cable breakout provides ability to run cable through the ceiling
Usage Cases Use it on the wall! Wall mounting is easy thanks to the provided drill template and screw anchor. Everything included
New wap ac CPU 720 MHz RAM 64 MB Flash 16 MB Wireless 802.11b/g/n dual-chain Wireless 802.11a/n/ac triple-chain Gain 2dBi antennas Ethernet 10/100/1000Mbps Voltage 11-57V Consumption up to 12W Operating Temperatures -40C to +50C Dimensions 185 x 85 x 30 mm
New Wireless (wireless-rep) package
New Wireless package Repeater setup Background scan Virtual Wireless Interfaces WPS client New Wireless Scan features Scan-list Step support Station Roaming support G/N band support CAPsMAN additional settings enabled CAPsMAN Rates support
Repeater Setup Allow to receive signal from the AP and repeat the signal using the same physical interface locally for connecting other clients Allows to extend wireless service for the wireless clients Steps that this setup command does: Configure wireless interface to connect to the AP Create a Virtual AP interface Create Bridge interface Adds both (main and virtual) interfaces to bridge ports
Background Scan Supported for 802.11 protocol only Working conditions Wireless interface should be enabled For AP mode when operating on fixed channel For Station mode when connected to AP Supported also on Virtual interfaces Scan is only performed in channel where master interface is running
Virtual Wireless Interfaces Supported for 802.11 protocol only Virtual AP and Client interface can be added on the same physical interface Multiple Virtual Wireless interfaces can be added Background scan is supported on Virtual Wireless Interfaces and is only performed in channel where master interface is running
WPS Client Support Allows wireless client to get Pre-Shared Key configuration of the AP that has WPS Server enabled Gets information from any WPS Server running or can be specified to get only with specific SSID or MAC address Received configuration is shown on the screen and can be also saved to a new wireless security profile
Wireless Scan features Scan to file Allows to save the scan results in a CSV format file Supported with background scan Scan Round setting Allows to do full scan of the scan-list and then stop scanning Useful for remote scans on the clients Supported with background scan as well
Scan-list Step feature Scan-list Step feature allows to make compact scan-list entries To make scan-list from 5500-5700 with 20mhz step now you need just one entry: Scan-list=5500-5700:20 In system it will create scan-list with such frequencies: 5500,5520,5540,5560,5580,5600,5620,5640,5660,56 80,5700
Station Roaming support Supported for 802.11 protocol only While connected to AP station does periodic background scans to look for a better AP When a better AP is found station roams to the new AP Time intervals between scans becomes shorter when signal becomes worse Time intervals between scans becomes longer when signal becomes better
G/N Band Setting Regular Wireless Interface and CAPsMAN supports '2ghz-g/n' band setting basic-rates 6-54Mbps supported 6-54Mbps ht-basic-mcs None ht-supported-mcs 0-23
CAPsMAN Settings CAPsMAN now supports the following settings: distance default value is 'indoors' hw-retries hw-protection-mode frame-lifetime disconnect-timeout
CAPsMAN Rates support CAPsMAN supports Rates configuration tab: Basic B and A/G basic-rates supported B and A/G supported data-rates ht-basic-mcs N basic-rates ht-supported-mcs N supported data-rates vht-basic-mcs AC basic rates vht-supported-mcs AC supported data-rates
DFS mode setting changes in v6.37 In RouterOS v6.37 DFS configuration is redesigned making the DFS mode setting unnecessary By default now the DFS mode setting is set to radar-detect l l If you select a frequency that is a DFS frequency range then before beginning of transmission on that channel it will do a DFS radar detect If you select a frequency that is not in a DFS frequency range then it will begin the transmission on that channel
Wireless package in v6.37 In RouterOS v6.37 there is only one wireless package - wireless wireless is the same wireless-rep package in older versions Upgrading from older RouterOS versions that had bundle package will automatically upgrade to new bundle package with new wireless package If individual wireless packages were installed upgrade to new version will be done automatically
LTE interface RouterOS supports PPP emulation and Ethernet emulation driver: l l PPP emulation has speed limit of approx 25Mbps Ethernet emulation doesn't have such limitation Shows supported 2G/3G/4G interfaces that uses ethernet emulation driver under '/interface lte' section
LTE configuration WEB or Direct LTE modem configuration might have two options: l WEB interface on the modem IP address where APN,PIN,modem specific configuration and status is located l Direct configuration in the RouterOS lte interface menu
LTE interface IP address LTE interface IP address, default-gateway is added depending on the LTE modem: l On most of the LTE modems IP address, default-gateway is configured by adding DHCP-Client on LTE interface l On few LTE modems like SXT LTE the IP address, default-gateway is configured directly on the LTE interface without DHCPClient SXT LTE also support IPv6 on the LTE interface
SMS on LTE interface Starting from RouterOS v6.37 you can Send and Receive SMS on LTE modems Allows to send custom status messages and execute scripts by receiving SMS messages Some limitations/requirements applies: l Sending and Receiving SMS will only work when the LTE interface is Running (Connected) l SMS tool supports only GSM 7 encoding for SMS messages
wap LTE kit wapr-2nd board with case l mini-pcie LTE modem card l Two LTE antennas built-in the case for LTE modem
wapr-2nd board picture
Features 2 chain Wireless radio Mini-PCIe slot for wireless radio or LTE modem SIM slot for LTE modem Integrated antennas for LTE interface Jack, PoE, 4-pin Automotive power option Supports Passive PoE Low Power Consumption High Operating Temperatures Suitable for indoor, outdoor and mobile operation Waterproof case design
Specification CPU 650 MHz RAM 64 MB Flash 16 MB Wireless 802.11b/g/n dual-chain One Mini-PCIe slot for wireless or LTE modem Gain 2dBi antennas for 802.11b/g/n Gain 2-4.5dbi antennas LTE modem Ethernet 10/100Mbps Voltage 11-30V Consumption up to 7W Operating Temperatures -40C to +60C Dimensions 185 x 85 x 30 mm
Usage Cases - Mobile Use it on the ceiling inside a car, bus or train The wap comes bundled with all the necessary things to be mounted on ceiling Cable breakout provides ability to run cable through the ceiling
Usage Cases - Wall Use it on the wall! Wall mounting is easy thanks to the provided drill template and screw anchor. Everything included
Usage Cases Table Use it on the table! Use special plastic stand to place it on the table at home or office
Supported LTE modules RouterOS supported Mini-PCIe LTE modules can be found in this Wiki page: http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/supported_hardware MikroTik will provide bundle WAP LTE kit with a Mini-PCIe LTE module and antenna inside l LTE module will be different depending on the Region as LTE supported bands are not the same everywhere
Suggestions? Feature requests? Information on WAP LTE kit please talk to MikroTik staff at the registration table Thank you!